On Earth Day, Southern California transit agencies are urging commuters to help the environment by leaving their cars at home and riding the bus, the train or a bicycle for free.
have come under fire in California’s fight against climate change, they are not the biggest culprit.
in California, including the freight and shipping industry, oil and gas production, and all the state’s commercial and residential real estate combined. Los Angeles County’s transit agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is waiving its $1.75 fare all day. Rides on Metro’s 2,200 buses and six rail lines will be free“What better time to turn over a new leaf than on Earth Day?” said Los Angeles County supervisor and Metro board chair Sheila Kuehl in a prepared statement. “If you make Metro part of your daily commute moving forward, you’ll save half a ton of CO2 emissions over the year.
If 1,000 commuters on Monday took the train instead of driving, Metrolink said, they would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 23,000 pounds — the equivalent of the carbon removed by a forest the size of 10 football fields.
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